Sweden
Kalmar County
Borgholm Municipality

Borgholm Castle

Borgholm Castle in , , is today only a ruin of the fortress that was first built in the second half of the 13th century and rebuilt many times in later centuries.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday and Wednesday—Friday: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
    Tuesday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
    Saturday and Sunday: closed
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: historic fortress in Sweden
  • Also known as: “Borgholms slott”, “Borgholms Slott”, and “Borgholms Slottsruin”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Solliden Palace and Borga hage.

Castle
Photo: PodracerHH, CC BY-SA 3.0.
– commonly referred to only as Solliden – is the summer residence of the Swedish Royal Family and the personal private property of King Carl XVI Gustaf. is situated 1 km southwest of Borgholm Castle.

Nature reserve
Photo: Kavelgrisen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a nature reserve.

Movie theater
Photo: Boberger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a movie theater, which is situated 1 km northeast of Borgholm Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Borgholm.

Town
Photo: PodracerHH, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city and the seat of , , with 4,401 inhabitants in 2020. It is located on the of in the Baltic Sea, at the -side of , north of .

Borgholm Castle

Latitude
56.87079° or 56° 52′ 15″ north
Longitude
16.64376° or 16° 38′ 38″ east
Elevation
41 metres (135 feet)
Open location code
9F8RVJCV+8G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12042005349
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
2720435
Wiki­data ID
Q1589230
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Borgholm Castle” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Борихолм”
  • Czech: “Borgholm”
  • Czech: “Hrad Borgholm”
  • Danish: “Borgholm Slot”
  • Danish: “Borgholms slott”
  • Dutch: “Borgholms slott”
  • Dutch: “Kasteel van Borgholm”
  • Finnish: “Borgholmin linna”
  • Finnish: “Borgholms slott”
  • French: “château de Borgholm”
  • French: “Château de Borgholm”
  • German: “Borgholms slott”
  • German: “Festung Borgholm”
  • German: “Schloss Borgholm”
  • Italian: “castello di Borgholm”
  • Italian: “Castello di Borgholm”
  • Japanese: “ボルゴルム城”
  • Macedonian: “Боргхолм”
  • Macedonian: “Замокот Борголм”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Borgholms slott”
  • Polish: “Zamek Borgholm”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Borgholm”
  • Russian: “Боргхольмский замок”
  • Russian: “Замок Боргхольма”
  • Slovenian: “Grad Borgholm”
  • South Azerbaijani: “بورگهولم سارای”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Borgholm”
  • Swedish: “Borgholms slott”
  • Swedish: “Borgholms slottsruin”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Борґгольм (Швеція)”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Борґгольм”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Borgehage and Kolstad.

Nearby Places

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